GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs ION 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared ION 2 and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ION 2
2008
20 Watt
0.28

3050 Ti Mobile outperforms ION 2 by a whopping 8050% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1375260
Place by popularitynot in top-10096
Power efficiency1.1324.51
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGT218GA106
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 June 2008 (17 years ago)11 May 2021 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores162560
Core clock speed500 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1035 MHz
Number of transistors260 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate4.00082.80
Floating-point processing power0.03424 TFLOPS5.299 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20
L1 Cacheno data2.5 MB
L2 Cache32 KB2 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared4 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data192.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA1.28.6
DLSS-+

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD0−174
1440p0−142
4K-0−126

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−6100%
62
+6100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1180%
64
+1180%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−5800%
59
+5800%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−900%
50
+900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1271%
95−100
+1271%
Valorant 24−27
−546%
160−170
+546%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
−1892%
250−260
+1892%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4400%
45
+4400%
Dota 2 9−10
−1211%
118
+1211%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−700%
40
+700%
Metro Exodus 0−1 57
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1271%
95−100
+1271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1740%
92
+1740%
Valorant 24−27
−546%
160−170
+546%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3900%
40
+3900%
Dota 2 9−10
−1156%
113
+1156%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2325%
95−100
+2325%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−560%
33
+560%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1271%
95−100
+1271%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−900%
50
+900%
Valorant 24−27
−331%
112
+331%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−2550%
50−55
+2550%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5733%
170−180
+5733%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−6200%
60−65
+6200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 40−45

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 55−60

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−193%
44
+193%
Valorant 2−3
−7100%
140−150
+7100%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−2500%
24−27
+2500%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 94
+0%
94
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 98
+0%
98
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%
Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 84
+0%
84
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+0%
94
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Far Cry 5 68
+0%
68
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 41
+0%
41
+0%
Metro Exodus 34
+0%
34
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Far Cry 5 50
+0%
50
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 25
+0%
25
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+0%
29
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+0%
10
+0%
Dota 2 54
+0%
54
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 7100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3050 Ti Mobile performs better in 29 tests (46%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (54%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.28 22.82
Recency 3 June 2008 11 May 2021
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 75 Watt

ION 2 has 275% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 8050% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

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